He's Not A Poet

Once, while trying to solicit some business, a Copywriter/Creative Director looked at my portfolio and said, "You're not a poet." While I understood his meaning, I've always tried to emphasize performance over poetry in my work. (Plus, you rarely saw Maya Angelou schlepping Hefty Trash Bags.) Thus, "You're not a poet" became both a badge of honor and a rallying cry. So, what follows are random thoughts on advertising, alarming alliteration, a plethora of punditry, and absolutely no poetry!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Overly Alarmist Ad of the Day

On this "Super Tuesday" you gotta love a political action committee that simplifies the issues for us. From the pro-Gingrich Super PAC Winning Our Future we get this very simple takeaway: forget cancer, global warming, nuclear attack, natural disaster, or the Plague...Vote For Newt or Die!

He's Not A Poet

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Overly Alarmist Ad of the Day

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